Wearing-apparel for girls and women.



E. MILESx WEARING APPAREL FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN. v

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, I915.

Patented May 23, 1916.

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E. MILES.

WEARlNG APPAREL FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17.1915.

1,184,475. Patented May 23,1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH :0, WASHINGTON, D. c.

I ELIZABETH MILES,

OF EVANS'ION,

ILLINOIS.

WEARING-APPAREL FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Application filed July 17, 1915. Serial No. 40,398.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH. Minus, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Evanston, county of Cook, and

State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wearing-Apparel for Girls and Women, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wearing apparel for girls and women and has for its object the production of a garment of the class commonly known as middy dresses which will be of simple construction, convenient and comfortable in wear, and of neat and pleasing appearance and design.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a garment embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is a central section of the garment taken on substantially line w-w of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the garment, Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the garment illustrating a slightly 80 modified form of fastening for the ends of the straps included in the construction, and

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken on line 3 r of Fig. 2.

The preferred form of construction as 85 illustrated in the drawings comprises a skirt 1 and waist 2. Said skirt and waist are connected together only at the back of the garment, the backs of said parts being formed of a single piece of material 3, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The front 4. of the skirt and the front 5 of the waist are connected at the sides of the gown with the vertical edges of the member 3 by seams 6.

.The upper end portion 7 of the front i of the skirt is positioned under the front of the skirt and is loose and unsecured at its lateral edges, said portion being reduced in width or tapered upwardly as clearly shown at 8. To the upper end of portion 7 are connected straps 9 the adjacent ends of which are formed integral and stitched tothe said end of portion 7 as shown. The outer ends of straps 9 project eXteriorly through open- V ings 10 which are formed at the sides of the garment in the seams 6. With this arrangement it will be seen that the upper end por- 20&

tion 7 of the front of the skirt may be readily and easily drawn securely about the body of the wearer without in any way affecting the front of the waist, which is permitted to hang perfectly loose and straight in middy fashion. The outer ends of straps 9 may be crossed at the back of the garment and secured to buttons 11 provided at the sides of the garment as shown in Fig. 3 or said straps may be connected together at the middle of the back of the garment by a button 12 as shown in Fig. 4-. Also other methods of connection of said strap ends may be employed in order to add to the style or appearance of the garment, such as tying said ends together to form a bow.

Leading from-the neck of the waist 2 of the garment at the front side of the latter is a pair of diagonal slits 13 which afford an exceedingly wide neck opening permitting of ready and easy drawing of the garment over the head in dressing or undressing. The sides of slits 13 are held in closed position by means of a button 14 which is provided at the upper extremity of the portion of the garment intermediate said slits, said button being adapted for engagement with button holes which are correspondingly located at the portions of the garment outwardly-of said slits as clearly shown in Fig. 1. It is of course understood.that other means of fastening of the sides of slits 13 may be employed, that shown being exceedingly simple and effective.

With the construction set forth it will be seen that a middy dress is provided which is exceedingly simple in construction and one which may be readily gotten into or removed. This is made possible by reason of the large opening at the neck and because of the loose flap portion 7 at the upper end of the front of the skirt. This construction allows for the same freedom in drawing the garment over the head as would be allowed in the case of a waist alone since, with this arrangement, the upper end of the skirt may be adjusted to the same dimensions in width as the lower end portion of the waist. By reason of the upwardly tapering formation of the upper end portion 7 of the front of the skirt, the upper end portion of the skirt is adapted to fit snugly around the waist of the wearer when the straps 9 are tightened. Also with this arrangement the stitching of the seams 6 without stitching the edges 8 of the portion 7 is easily accomplished since the inclination of the edges 8 carries the same out of the path of said seam in the sewing operation without any effort on the part of the sewer. The latter point is of course one of advantage in the manufacture of the gown which renders construction of the same economical or at a low cost. Also through the independence of the portion 7 relative to the front of the waist the latter will readily maintain itself in full, straight, midshipman position.

It is of course understood that the skirt may be of any appropriate design, such as gored, plaited, shirred, circular, etc. Also the sleeves of the Waist may be formed in one piece with the body of the waist or set in as shown in the drawings. Through the inclination of edges 8 of the portion 7 also in the outward drawing of the straps 9, as when adjusting the skirt about the wearer, said edges will not be carried into engagement with the sides of the waist to cause distortion thereof as would otherwise result.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into eflect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. 1, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A garment of the class described comprising a skirt; and a waist, said skirt and waist being connected together only at the back of the garment, the front of said waist being closed and loose and the upper end portion of said skirt at the front of the garment being positioned. under said waist and terminating at the waist line, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I ELIZABETZE j Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. PoT'rs, HELEN F. LILLIs.

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